Cultural Characteristics and Fruiting Body Production in Cordyceps bassiana.
- Author:
Je O LEE
1
;
Bhushan SHRESTHA
;
Gi Ho SUNG
;
Sang Kuk HAN
;
Tae Wong KIM
;
Jae Mo SUNG
Author Information
1. Choa-a Pharmacy Co. Ltd., Seoul 150-835, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cordyceps bassiana;
Perithecial stromata;
Synnemata
- MeSH:
Agar;
Beauveria;
Cordyceps;
Cultural Characteristics;
Fruit;
Glucose;
Pigmentation;
Yeasts
- From:Mycobiology
2010;38(2):118-121
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Single ascospore isolates of Cordyceps bassiana were observed for their colony pigmentation on Sabouraud Dextrose agar plus Yeast Extract (SDAY) plates and were inoculated in a brown rice medium for production of fruiting bodies. Colony pigmentation did not show any relationship with perithecial stromata formation. The isolates were also grown on opposite sides of SDAY agar plates and were observed for vegetative compatibility. Neither vegetative compatibility nor perithecial stromata could be found to be related to each other. It was concluded that fertile fruiting body production was independent of colony pigmentation and vegetative compatibility. Synnemata formation was found to be more common than perithecial stromata formation. This might be due to its highly conidiogenous anamorphic stage, i.e., Beauveria bassiana.
